[Ancient Arts Revival] [Close-Combat Mage Power Fantasy] [The Protagonist Can Use Mage Skills Normally] [Goes It Alone, No Fooling Around]
My name is Lu Ning. I died.
Well, not quite.
I transmigrated into a parallel world where a game had descended upon reality, replaced my parallel-world self, and became a… mage.
As everyone knows, mages are trash in the early game, ordinary in the midgame, and gods in the endgame.
Only an endgame mage deserves to be called a Mage Lord!
But my mage status screen has gained two “unique traits.”
Trait One [Elemental Divine Body]: Simple and brutal. Kill monsters to absorb elemental power, and your Strength and Vitality stats will keep rising, too.
Trait Two [Melee Specialization]: In addition to casting mage skills as usual, I can switch to a melee form and gain bonus damage from my Strength and Vitality stats.
Got it. The ancient arts are reviving, and the melee mage has arrived!
Fellow mages: “There’s a heretic among us!”
Warrior opponents: “That puny Haki Mage is a joke. You’re showing off in front of me? If I get right in your face, you’ll blow up!”
Lu Ning: “Yeah, right. Have you even played? This is a melee Mage Lord: maxed-out defenses, high damage, a massive health pool, and both physical and magical damage. What about warriors? You’re useless too. All you can do is watch your bro Ning get in your face and wreck you. Get it? It’s a cheat! This is awesome! Hahaha!”
In a gamified world, skills have become a monopoly, making talent a necessity. To acquire them, you either have to fight for them yourself, join an organization, or trade with others on the black market. I think if that were the case, you would have rebelled long ago.
It's a lighthearted story, and there's no deliberate attempt to bring in high-level enemies. It's all about crushing opponents; who wants to fight someone of a higher level? It's alright.
Good, fast progress, and doesn't require much suppression of combat power.
It's still worth recommending. Oh, and one more thing, that skill is a major weakness.
Excellent, very good!
Although it's a classic, the pacing is well-handled.
Not mindless, not suppressing combat power